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So… Our Monday Facebook Live sessions have been going on for several months now. We’ve talked about several different aspects of the writing craft, including point of view, dialogue, and short stories. This past week, we had a lively discussion … Continued

On Monday, Jan. 7, I started doing Facebook Live sessions on Mondays at noon (Central) on my Jaden Terrell author page. I’ve received quite a few questions from both readers and writers, and I’ve been hearing a lot about how … Continued

If you struggle with writer’s block–or resistance, or whatever you call that thing that happens when you’re spinning your wheels, trying to write and not getting anywhere–you might find this article I posted on Medium helpful. It talks about seven … Continued

January 13 – Author Event at Manchester Library (Multi-author event, cancelled due to snow) April 6-7 – 2018 Blue Ridge Writers Conference Friday – workshop on point of view Saturday – Keynote speech and Q&A panel with the other authors August … Continued

To make it easier for all of you to find what you’re interested in, I’m sorting my blog posts into three different sites. If you’re a reader interested in author spotlights, book reviews, and other topics targeted to readers, please check … Continued

Today on Crimereaders.com, the featured author is Steven Womack. Steve writes the Nashville private detective series featuring Harry James Denton. Steve has gotten the rights to the series back and is reissuing all six books under his own imprint. To … Continued

This is Loki. I only have one semi-good picture of him; he’s black, and he ends up looking like a shadow, but getting more is on my to-do list. He’s a mischievous boy of about eleven. We’re not sure of his … Continued

This is Pete. He was the inspiration for Tex, the palomino Quarter Horse in the Jared McKean private detective novels. Yes, believe it or not, this is a palomino! When he was younger, he was a brighter gold and his mane … Continued

A few days ago, I came across an interesting article by Wendy Lawton on the Books and Such site. It’s called The Trouble with Tribes, and in it, Lawton questions, not the value of finding or building your tribe, but … Continued